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Love Currency: “I Feel Forced Into Providing for My Wife’s Child”
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (1096+ words) So You Don't Have To The topic of how young Nigerians navigate romantic relationships with their earnings is a minefield of hot takes. In'Love Currency, we get into what relationships across income brackets look like in different cities. I met…...
On The Streets: I Gave Up My Education for Love, Then She Married Someone Else
19+ hour, 39+ min ago (1318+ words) So You Don't Have To I still took her back On the Streets is a Zikoko weekly series about the chaos of modern dating: from situationships and endless talking stages," to heartbreak and everything it means to be single in…...
Marriage Diaries: The Wife Who's Navigating A Marriage Chosen for Her
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (1380+ words) So You Don't Have To I'm counting the days. After NYSC, she was matched with a man from church and encouraged to settle down. Three years into the marriage, she's still figuring out what it means to find her own…...
Love Life: I Love My Husband, And I Love Her Too
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (1749+ words) So You Don't Have To Love Life'is a Zikoko weekly series about love, relationships, situationships, entanglements and everything in between. On this week's Love Life, they talk about how a shared love for hugs turned into something deeper, navigating polyamory…...
Love Currency: “We Can Afford Our Needs, but I’m Not Financially Ready for a Baby”
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1169+ words) So You Don't Have To The topic of how young Nigerians navigate romantic relationships with their earnings is a minefield of hot takes. In'Love Currency, we get into what relationships across income brackets look like in different cities. My wife,…...
Marriage Diaries: The Wife Who Never Thought She’d be Chosen
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1002+ words) So You Don't Have To I'm loving this little life. In this week's Marriage Diaries, she talks about marrying despite her fears, learning to accept care without guilt, and finding hope in a life she never planned for. This is…...
On The Streets: I Cheated My Way Out of an Abusive Marriage
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (968+ words) So You Don't Have To I thought my husband was God-sent On the Streets is a Zikoko weekly series about the chaos of modern dating: from situationships and endless talking stages," to heartbreak and everything it means to be single…...
5 Nigerian Women on Their Bridesmaids
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (494+ words) So You Don't Have To My bridesmaids didn't take my wedding lightly. Bridesmaids are usually regarded as one of the central pillars of the bride's support system. They're selected with the expectation that they will show up when they're needed…...
I Love My Boyfriend, but I Cheated to Fund My Life
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (697+ words) So You Don't Have To We're working through it. The beginning of our relationship was beautiful. I still remember the butterflies I'd get whenever I heard his weird laughter over the phone. I struggle with anxiety and body dysmorphia, so…...
I Almost Lost My Marriage Trying to Be a Better Provider
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1183+ words) So You Don't Have To Even the strongest bond can be tested. In this story, he reflects on how pressure, pride and silence nearly cost him his marriage, and how vulnerability and honesty rebuilt their love from scratch. My mother…...